tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10143237.post114826375908908153..comments2024-03-24T13:20:00.708-05:00Comments on Marathon Pundit: Separation of church and state, but not the separation of mosque and stateMarathon Pundithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05994493157706065371noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10143237.post-54657354462678959192014-02-14T08:57:48.119-06:002014-02-14T08:57:48.119-06:00Former Niles West student here- there are definite...Former Niles West student here- there are definitely Christian groups at the school as well, but their names tend to be more euphemistic- H2O is the main one, and I think there was a regularly scheduled morning prayer session called something like "Meet you at the Flagpole." I imagine Hebrew Club also has a religious component. <br /><br />Curriculum-wise, there's a class called "Religion and Mythology" in which about half the readings are from the Old Testament (the rest is Greek Myth, so it's all foundational Western Civilization stuff). Obviously the class dealt with its literary and historical--rather than theological--significance, but the teacher at the time was a practicing Christian.<br /><br />Every year there's a big interfaith dialogue that gets heavily promoted around school, and I think is generally well-attended, though I never went. It's hosted by the Quran Study, but they always bring in some of the more popular and religiously minded teachers along with a priest, rabbi, cleric, etc. to have a panel discussion and Q&A. At least as I remember it, Niles West is pluralistic in a pretty high functioning way.Alexnoreply@blogger.com